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Columbus Clippers catcher Roberto Perez, shown last year with Akron, is riding a career year at the plate to the Class AAA All-Star Game in Durham, North Carolina, along with teammate Jesus Aguilar.
(Lonnie Timmons III / The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Catcher Roberto Perez and first baseman Jesus Aguilar will represent the Columbus Clippers as members of the International League team in the Class AAA All-Star Game on July 16 at Durham, North Carolina. The game matches the IL against the Pacific Coast League All-Stars.

Perez leads the Clippers with a .315 average 50 games and has eight homers and 40 RBI, both career highs. He hit .351 with a .444 on-base percentage and a .676 slugging percentage in a 10-game streak through Wednesday.

Aguilar, who has had two stints with the Indians this season, was hitting .353 in a five-game streak through Wednesday, and .278 on the season with 12 homers and 43 RBI.

In reserve: Righthander Zach McAlister is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts for the Clippers. In 30.1 innings he's allowed seven earned runs and 27 hits while striking out 29. He was 3-4 with a 5.89 ERA in 10 starts earlier with the Indians. ... Righthander Danny Salazar has had two straight impressive starts, recording 16 strikeouts against three walks. Salazar is 2-5 with a 4.75 ERA in seven starts with the Clippers after going 1-4 with a 5.33 ERA in eight starts for the Indians.

Quick hits: RHP Tyler Cloyd had a four-game personal winning streak stopped Thursday, losing a 2-1 duel with Toledo. Cloyd is 6-5 on the season. ... Tim Fedroff reached base in 23 straight games through Wednesday and had reached base in 57 of 66 games this season. ... Second baseman Jose Ramirez is hitting at a .349 (15-for-43) clip over his past 10 games to lift his season average to .311.

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